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Ares Management seeks €4.6bn for direct lending fund

Banks retreated from risky areas of lending after the global financial crisis

Ares Management seeks €4.6bn for direct lending fund

Ares Management is seeking to raise around €4.6bn ($5.5bn) for its fourth European direct lending fund, FN's sister publication Private Equity Newsreports.

Filings with the US Securities & Exchange Commission, lodged on April 27, did not specify whether the amount being sought for Ares Capital Europe IV is a target or an upper limit.

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